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Church Cottages, Woodditton (RGL2025)Church Cottages, Woodditton
History of Church Cottages
Church Cottages, Woodditton (RGL2025)
1939
Victor Youngs, b 1897, racehorse stud man
Frank W Dean, b 1881, horsekeeper on farm
James Starling, b 1906, farm labourer
Edward J Swann, b 1888, farm labourer
Ada, b 1893
Cyril Edward, b 1915, farm labourer
Margaret W, b 1926
In 1942 Cyril married Land Girl, Freda Rose Lucy Le Grys. Freda’s Women’s Land Army index card shows her address at the time her employment started 25 Oct 1939 as 15 Oxford Crescent, Clacton-on-sea. Later in life Freda was living at 19 Ditton Green.
Then, early in 1940, Freda Le Grys arrived and managed to combine hard work with good looks. Freda was “from away” (the far lands of east Essex) which gave her an enticing difference. With her outgoing personality, dark shoulder length hair and healthy complexion she caused a stir among the young men. By February 1942 she had married farm worker Cyril Swann. (p71)
R H Vincent (A Tanner Will Do)
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